A Cut Above Podcast
Our podcast series, A Cut Above, provides a platform for the cardiothoracic community to access valuable insights, latest research and educational content related to the field. It not only keeps professionals updated but also promotes continued learning and collaboration among experts in this specialised medical field.
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Cardiothoracic insights from EACTS
Co-hosted by Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü and Miia L Lehtinen, the podcast will aim to keep listeners informed of the latest research findings and Guideline recommendations; inspire and educate with interviews from key opinion leaders and residents from the community; and encourage debate and discussion on key hot topics.
A Cut Above will allow the cardiothoracic and the wider Heart team community, with increasingly busy schedules, to keep abreast of latest research and key discussions impacting day-to-day practice whilst on the go.
Frequency: Last Tuesday of each month at 10am GMT
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Aortic Disease Guidelines
Following our joint publication of the highly anticipated Aortic Disease Guidelines, our hosts Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü and Miia L Lehtinen speak with Martin Czerny (University Clinic Freiburg, Germany) and Martin Grabenwöger (Clinic Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria). This episode covers both the people involved in creating this influential document, as well as engaging detail regarding our current understanding of this fascinating organ.
End of story for aortic valve surgery?
Guest speakers: Sabine Bleiziffer | Senior Consultant (“Leitende Oberärztin”) cardiac surgeon| Programme Director of structural heart disease and the interdisciplinary valve center at the Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Clinic for…
Behind the scenes: The daily life of the EACTS General Secretary
Join our hosts Can Gollmann-Tepeköylü and Miia L Lehtinen for the first episode of 2024. In this episode, our hosts chat with Dr. Patrick Myers, leading cardiothoracic surgeon and EACTS Secretary General (2022 – Present). Dr Myers talks about his journey to becoming the EACTS Secretary General and his experiences within the role including the merits and challenges.
Behind the Scenes: An Editor’s Life on EJCTS
Guest speakers: Matthias Siepe | Chairman and Professor, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010 Bern, Switzerland…
Trial highlights from EACTS Annual Meeting 2023
Guest speakers: Dr Jonas Pausch | Resident at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Heart and Vascular Center…
The art of guidelines: merging science, critical review and clinical experience
Guest speakers: Dr Faisal Bakaeen is Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio and the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid…
Where and how to train congenital cardiac surgeons
Guest speakers: Prof. Mark Hazekamp is a past president of EACTS and works as pediatric and congenital cardiac surgeon in The…
Editor’s Choice: Valve sparing versus valve replacement in root aneurysms
Guest speakers: Professor Klautz attended medical school at Leiden University, where he also did his PhD research combined with a…
European Surgeons in the US
Guest speakers: Dr Ourania Preventza, a native of Greece, was formerly a Professor in the Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine…
At the Heart of Innovation
Guest speakers: Prof. Dr. Beyersdorf was born in Bochum, Germany and is a graduate from the Wolfgang-Goethe-University in Frankfurt/M. with clinical…
One board exam for all CTS surgeons worldwide?
Guest speakers: Yvonne was born in Stirlingshire, Scotland and is a graduate of Glasgow University. She obtained her PhD at the…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cardiothoracic surgery
Guest speakers: Sandy Engelhardt, PhD is an Assistant Professor and leads the Group Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine at Heidelberg University Hospital. The main…
The future of mitral valve therapy
Guest speakers: Dr Patrick Perier was born in Paris, France. He obtained his medical degree at Paris V University. He trained and became staff member in the department…
Standing on your shoulders: Friedhelm Beyersdorf
Guest speakers: Prof. Dr. Beyersdorf was born in Bochum, Germany and is a graduate from the Wolfgang-Goethe-University in Frankfurt/M. with clinical clerkship…
The war in Ukraine and the impacts on day-to-day practice of cardiothoracic surgery and residency
The inaugural episode of A Cut Above features guest speakers, Dr Igor Mokryk and Dr Ihor Stetsyuk, describing the impacts of the war in Ukraine on their day-to-day practice as a cardiothoracic surgeon and resident.